"Take the sum of the entire congregation of the children of Israel. [Include in this census all of those] from twenty years old and upwards, according to their paternal houses, [i.e.,] all who are fit to go out to the army in Israel." Classic QuestionsWhy...

Classic Questions Why does verse 11 stress the lineage of Pinchas? Rashi: Because the tribes ridiculed him, saying, "Have you seen the descendant of Puti [i.e., Yisro], whose mother's father fattened calves for idol worship, and yet he killed a leader of ...